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Open Information Communication Technology Infrastructure Sharing Framework. Site Sharing And Its Challenges To Mobile Service Providers Of Kenya
PETER NAMISIKO, DR. MAURICE SAKWA Assistant Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Mount Kenya University, Kitale, Kenya Senior Lecturer, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya
Abstract: Open Information Communication Technology Infrastructure Sharing can be defined as the joint use of network facilities by two or more operators subject to agreement specifying relevant technical and commercial conditions. The main reason for ICT infrastructure sharing in mobile service industries in the countries that have implemented has been to cut down expenditure and reduce the need to build new masts on which to locate their equipment. In Kenya, each licensee is expected to build or lease the infrastructure it requires, although the license they own allows them to share their infrastructure on commercial arrangements. As a result of this, penetration of masts in rural areas is increasing at an exponential rate. The construction of towers is mushrooming and in near future towers population across the country will change urban and rural landscape. Despite the Mobile Service Providers interest in Open ICT infrastructure sharing, little attention is being paid to conclusion of deals that leads to Infrastructure sharing. The purpose of the study was to investigate the Challenges to Open ICT Infrastructure sharing by Mobile Service Providers in Kenya. This study was conducted through survey design. Data was collected from employees from Safaricom, Airtel, Yu and Orange was used to study the population. A target population of 2600 employees from the four Mobile Service Providers in Kenya was considered. Both Stratified and purposive sampling techniques was used to identify the respondents. A sample size of 93 respondents was used in this study. Both structured questionnaires and scheduled interviews were used in data collection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyse data collected from respondents in this study. The study found out Asset Valuation and Management, Stakeholders cost pressure and cultural alignment as the main challenges to site sharing by Mobile Service Providers in Kenya. The results obtained from this study will be beneficial to stakeholders in Mobile Service industry formulate policies that promote ICT Infrastructure sharing with a view to promoting universal access and saving on expenditures.
Keywords: Open ICT infrastructure sharing; site sharing, Mobile Service Providers, Challenges, Kenya
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[1] PETER NAMISIKO, DR. MAURICE SAKWA Assistant Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Mount Kenya University, Kitale, Kenya Senior Lecturer, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya, βOpen Information Communication Technology Infrastructure Sharing Framework. Site Sharing And Its Challenges To Mobile Service Providers Of Kenya,β International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (IJARCCE)
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